Joe Worsley has backed his Wasps and England colleague Phil Vickery to recover from a first Test 'beasting' when the British and Irish Lions conclude their tour of South Africa on Saturday. Vickery returns to the front-line for another appointment with Springboks prop Tendai 'The Beast' Mtawarira - just a fortnight after his Lions career looked in tatters. The England World Cup winner is one of eight changes, including a switch from wing to centre for Ireland Grand Slam star Tommy Bowe, following last weekend's agonising second Test defeat in Pretoria. Mtawarira scrummaged Vickery into such an unrecognisable state that Lions boss Ian McGeechan had little option other than to substitute him just five minutes after half-time in Durban. But the 33-year-old, who is currently shaking off a throat infection, will attempt to redress... [read full story]
